After talked to my partner Flannery, we decided that feet of the tourists and natives would a proper synecdoche for the people that we will be observing in Amsterdam. It would be interesting to look from the angle of one’ feet: What kind of shoes is he wearing? What kind of socks is he wearing? How does he walk? When and where does he stop? Then we can infer from these questions about whether they are natives or tourists, how familiar they are to the places. We could also question about their feet-y behaviors: what is the pace they walk at? Are they in a hurry or at leisure? Where do they usually stop at?
Feet are something that is often being neglected when it comes to study of people. Yet I take interest in them because they tell about people’s purpose of travelling as well as the destination and pace of their travelling. People on-the-go are the ones who bring vibrancy and liveliness to the city of Amsterdam.
Feet are something that is often being neglected when it comes to study of people. Yet I take interest in them because they tell about people’s purpose of travelling as well as the destination and pace of their travelling. People on-the-go are the ones who bring vibrancy and liveliness to the city of Amsterdam.
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I like the phrase "feet-y behaviors." The native/nonnative could well be examined in this way. Seattle is Birkenstocks, with socks, alas: is there a corresponding fashion statement for Amsterfeet? This connects with decoding the sartorial--reading fashion or, as Roland Barthes phrases it, looking at the vestimentary code.
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